Clare McArthur

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February 2, 2024

Animals keep eating precious plants – we used ‘smell misinformation’ to keep them away

Patrick Finnerty, University of Sydney; Clare McArthur, University of Sydney, and Peter Banks, University of Sydney

Each year, hungry plant-eating animals do billions of dollars of damage to valuable plants. We need prevention methods that don’t involve killing them.

Associate Professor Catherine Herbert

July 26, 2022

Saving burned or injured animals draws our sympathy. But some don’t survive after release. Here’s why

Holly Cope, University of Sydney; Catherine Herbert, University of Sydney; Clare McArthur, University of Sydney, and Valentina Mella, University of Sydney

Almost half of the rehabilitated possums in our study were killed by foxes shortly after release. Keeping wildlife wild during rescue is hard – but necessary.

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November 10, 2020

Shy rodents may be better at surviving eradications, but do they pass those traits to their offspring?

Kyla Johnstone, University of Sydney; Clare McArthur, University of Sydney, and Peter Banks, University of Sydney

If all, or even most, offspring of the survivors are shy, we could be facing an introduced pest population that is incredibly difficult to remove.

Clare McArthur

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Animals keep eating precious plants – we used ‘smell misinformation’ to keep them away

Saving burned or injured animals draws our sympathy. But some don’t survive after release. Here’s why

Shy rodents may be better at surviving eradications, but do they pass those traits to their offspring?

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